Cash theft tops fraud in public service

A quarter of public servants say at least one incident of fraud or corruption has taken place in their workplace in the last two years, a survey reveals.

New Zealand is consistently ranked as the least-corrupt country in international indices.

But a report from the Office of the Auditor-General reveals that almost a third of those working in local government, almost 29 per cent in central government and 8 per cent in schools are aware of colleagues having committed fraud.

The most common type of fraud within public entities is theft of cash or equipment, followed by dishonest expense claims.

Source: Fairfax NZ News

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